Matthew 25:35 (WEB)
for I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you took me in.
Catechism · 6
"I Believe in Life Everlasting"
“Our Lord warns us that we shall be separated from him if we fail to meet the serious needs of the poor and the little ones who are his brethren.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 25:31-46.
The Sacrament of the Eucharist
“"Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us," is present in many ways to his Church: in his word, in his Church's prayer, "where two or three are gathered in my name," in the poor, the sick, and the imprisoned,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 25:31-46.
The Seventh Commandment
“It is by what they have done for the poor that Jesus Christ will recognize his chosen ones.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 25:31-36.
“Instructing, advising, consoling, comforting are spiritual works of mercy, as are forgiving and bearing wrongs patiently. the corporal works of mercy consist especially in feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and burying the dead.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 25:31-46.
The Seven Petitions
“This petition of the Lord's Prayer cannot be isolated from the parables of the poor man Lazarus and of the Last Judgment.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Lk 16:19-31; Mt 25:31-46.
The Mysteries of Christ's Life
“Jesus identifies himself with the poor of every kind and makes active love toward them the condition for entering his kingdom.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 25:31-46.
Fathers and councils · 73
Irenaeus of Lyons
“And, “For I was an hungered, and ye gave Me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink; I was naked and ye clothed Me.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35, 36.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
“…of a certain communication of their charity a multitude of hired troops; those to whom it shall be said in the end, “I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat;” [Matt 25:35] whom be it far from us to consider excluded from life eternal, as they who obey not the commands of the Gospel.” — the author cites it
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After the parables concerning the end of the world the Lord proceeds to describe the manner of the judgment to come.
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To this most sweet section of Scripture which we cease not continually to ponder, let us now listen with all attention and compunction of spirit, for Christ does indeed clothe this discourse with more terrors and…
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He who was within two days to celebrate the passover, to be delivered to the cross, and mocked by men, fitly now holds out the glory of His triumph, that He may overbalance the offences that were to follow by the…
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The wicked and they also who shall be set on His right hand shall see Him in human shape, for He shall appear in the judgment in that form which He took on Him from us; but it shall be afterwards that He shall be…
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These words overthrow the error of those who said that the Lord should not continue in the same form of a servant. By “his majesty,” He means His divinity, in which He is equal to the Father and the Holy Spirit.
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Or, He shall come again with glory, that His body may be such as when He was transfigured on the mount. “His throne” is either certain of the more perfect of the Saints, of whom it is written, “For there are set…
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He shall come down with the Angels whom He shall call from heavenly places to hold judgment.
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“For all his Angels shall be with him” to bear witness to the things wherein they have administered to men’s salvation at His bidding.
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Or, by Angels here He means men who shall judge with Christ; for Angels are messengers, and such we rightly understand all who have brought tidings of heavenly salvation to men.
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“And all nations shall be gathered before Him.” These words prove that the resurrection of men shall be real.
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This gathering shall be executed by the ministry of Angels, as it is said in the Psalm, “Gather to him his saints.” [Ps 50:5]
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Or, we need not understand this of a local gathering together, but that the nations shall be no more dispersed in divers and false dogmas concerning Him. For Christ’s divinity shall be manifested so that not even…
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Or, He calls the one sheep and the other goats, to denote the unprofitableness of the one, and the fruitfulness of the other, for sheep are greatly productive in fleece, milk, and lambs.
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Under the figure of a sheep in Scripture is signified simplicity and innocence. Beautifully then in this place are the elect denoted by sheep.
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Also the goat is a salacious animal, and was the offering for sins in the Law; and He says not ‘she goats’ which can produce young, and “come up shorn from the washing. [Song of Solomon 4:2]
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Then He separates them in place.
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For the Saints who have wrought right works, shall receive in recompense of their right works the King’s right hand, at which is rest and glory; but the wicked for their evil and sinister deeds have fallen to the…
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Or, they are called “blessed,” to whom an eternal blessing is due for their good deserts. He calls it the kingdom of His Father, ascribing the dominion of the kingdom to Him by whom Himself the King was begotten. For…
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Observe that He says not ‘Receive,’ but “possess,” or “inherit,” as due to you from of old.
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This “prepared for you from the foundation of the world,” is to be understood as of the foreknowledge of God, with whom things to come are as already done.
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Besides that kingdom of which He will say in the end, “Inherit the kingdom prepared for you,” though in a very inferior manner, the present Church is also called His kingdom, in the which we are yet in conflict with…
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But one will say, I desire not to reign, it is enough for me that I be saved. Wherein they are deceived, first, because there is no salvation for those whose iniquity abounds; and, secondly, because if there be any…
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For what the Saints obtain the boon of this heavenly kingdom He shews when He adds, “I was an hungred, and ye gave me to eat.”
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And it is to be noted, that the Lord here enumerates six works of mercy which whoso shall study to accomplish shall be entitled to the kingdom prepared for the chosen from the foundation of the world.
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Mystically, He who with the bread of the word and the drink of wisdom refreshes the soul hungering and thirsting after righteousness, or admits into the home of our mother the Church him who is wandering in heresy or…
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These, to whom as they stand on His right hand the Judge at His coming shall say, “I was an hungred &c.” are they who are judged on the side of the elect, and who reign; who wash away the stains of their life with…
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It is from humility that they declare themselves unworthy of any praise for their good deeds, not that they are forgetful of what they have done. But He shews them His close sympathy with His own.
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“Lord, when saw we thee &c.” This they say not because they distrust the Lord’s words, but they are in amaze at so great exaltation, and at the greatness of their own glory; or because the good which they have done…
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It were indeed free to us to understand that it is Christ in every poor man whom we feed when he is hungry, or give drink to when he is thirsty, and so of other things; but when He says, “In that ye have done it to…
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But if they are His brethren, why does He call them “the least?” Because they are lowly, poor, and outcast. By these He means not only the monks who have retired to the mountains, but every believer though he should…
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As He had said to the righteous, “Come ye,” so He says to the wicked, “Depart ye,” for they who keep God’s commandment are near to the Word, and are called that they may be made more near; but they are far from it,…
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It is hence clear, that the same fire will be appropriated to the punishment of men and of daemons. If then it inflicts pain by corporeal touch, so as to produce bodily torment, how will there be in it any punishment…
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Or it may be that fire is of such nature that it can burn invisible substances, being itself invisible, as the Apostle speaks, “The things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.”…
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Observe how they had failed in mercifulness, not in one or two respects only, but in all; not only did they not feed Him when He was hungry, but they did not even visit Him when He was sick, which was easier. And…
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They to whom this is said are the wicked believers, who are judged and perish; others, being unbelievers, are not judged and perish; for there is no examination of the condition of such as appear before the face of…
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Thus convicted by the words of the Judge, they make answer submissively, “Lord, when saw we thee &c.”
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Mark how the righteous dwell upon each word, while the unrighteous answer summarily, and not going through the particular instances; for so it becomes the righteous out of humility to disclaim each individual…
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He is now treating of the last judgment, when Christ shall come from heaven to judge the quick and dead. This day of the Divine judgment we call the Last Day, that is, the end of time; for we cannot tell through how…
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“A man may even be justified by money: I was hungry, and ye gave Me meat: that certainly was from money.” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35, 36.
Read the whole comment“I was an hungered, and ye gave Me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took Me in; naked, and ye clothed Me; I was sick, and ye visited Me; I was in prison, and ye came unto Me.” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X I.9Conference I
“For I was an hungred, and ye gave Me to eat; I was thirsty and ye gave Me to drink:” etc. How then shall these works be taken away, which admit the doers of them into the kingdom of heaven?” — editor's note: S. Matt. xxv. 34, 35.
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“For I was an hungred and ye gave Me to eat, I was thirsty and ye gave Me to drink, etc.:” and when in this fashion they declared that by means of different virtues a more certain approach to God could be secured, and the greater part of the night…” — editor's note: S. Matt. xxv. 35, 36.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Assuredly, if Christ be God, of which there is no doubt, He hath Himself said, “I was an hungred, and ye gave Me meat.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35.
Read the whole comment“For both when He said, “I was an hungred, and ye gave Me meat,” He spoke on behalf of His members, not of Himself: and when He said, “Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?” the Head was crying on behalf of its members: and yet He did not say, “Why dost thou persecute My members?” but, “Why persecutest thou Me?”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35.
Read the whole comment“…poor, for if upon such thou understand, thou understandest upon Him who said, “I was an hungred, I was thirsty, I was a stranger, naked, sick, in prison;” so in the evil day shall the Lord deliver thee.…” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35, 36.
Read the whole comment““I was an hungred, and ye gave Me meat,” etc. These are the gifts with which the daughters of Tyre worship the King; for when they said, “When saw we Thee?”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 34, 35.
Read the whole comment“That which is to be set on the right hand, unto which it shall be said, “I was an hungred, and ye gave Me to eat:” truly fruitful earth in which the Apostle doth joy, when they sent to him to supply his necessities: “Not because I ask a gift,” he saith, “but I require fruit.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35.
Read the whole comment“For there, those on the left hand shall go away into eternal burning, but the righteous into life eternal.” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 33–46.
Read the whole comment“Forasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of Mine, ye did it to Me.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35, etc.
Read the whole comment“And upon their enquiring when they had afforded these good offices to Him, He answered, “When ye did it to one of the least of Mine, ye did it unto Me.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35, etc.
Read the whole comment“And to some He said, “Ye have ministered unto Me,” and to some He said, “Ye have not ministered unto Me.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35, etc.
Read the whole comment“But He is wont to assume the person of His members, and to ascribe to Himself what should be said of them, because the head and the body is one Christ; whence that saying in the Gospel, “I was an hungered, and ye gave me to eat.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35.
Read the whole comment“…His glory, . . . then shall He say also unto them on His left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 34–41, given in full.
Read the whole comment“…when He shall say to the former, “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom,” and to the latter, “Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 31–46
Read the whole comment“He will say to them, “Since ye gave to one of the least of mine, ye gave to me.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 31–40.
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John Chrysostom
“Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” ( Matt. xxv. 34–36.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For I was an hungered, and ye gave Me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took Me in; sick, and ye visited Me; I was in prison, and ye came unto Me.” ( Matt. xxv. 34–36.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And that thou mayest learn that Christ made no account of these things, He said, “Ye saw Me an hungered, and ye fed Me; thirsty, and ye gave Me drink; naked, and ye clothed Me” ( Matt. xxv. 35 ); but nowhere did He say, “dead, and ye buried Me.”” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“…we may be partakers of their crowns also; that the flames of hell may likewise be scattered by the voice of Christ saying, “Ye saw me an hungered, and fed me.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35.
Read the whole comment“…stand by, and He will make answers to them by Himself; and to some He will say, “Come, ye blessed of my Father; for I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat;”to others, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 34, 35.
Read the whole comment“For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat,” and all that follows.” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 34–40.
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Jerome
“I pass over the countless instances in which you have supported Christ, fed, clothed, and visited Him.” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 34–40.
Read the whole comment“Clothe the naked, feed the hungry, visit the sick.” — editor's note: Cf. Matt. xxv. 35, 36.
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Ambrose of Milan
“For thus it is written: “I was hungry and ye gave Me to eat, I was thirsty and ye gave Me to drink, I was a stranger and ye took Me in.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xxv. 35.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“And these shall go away into everlasting burning: but the righteous into life eternal.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 31–46.
Read the whole comment“And these shall go away into everlasting burning, but the righteous into life eternal.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 31–46.
Read the whole comment“And these shall go away into everlasting burning: but the righteous into life eternal.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 31–46.
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Aphrahat
“Let us visit our Lord in the persons of the sick, that He may invite us to stand at His right hand.” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 33–35.
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Clement of Alexandria
“And these shall go away into everlasting life.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 34–36, 40, 46.
Read the whole comment“Quid vero? quando dicit Dominus: “Esurivi, et me pavistis; sitii, et potum mihi dedistis; hospes cram, et me collegistis; nudus, et me vestiistis;” deinde subjungit: “Quatenus fecistis uni horum minimorum, mihi fecistis.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35, 36.
Read the whole comment“For inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these, ye did it to Me.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxv. 35, 40.
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Cross-references · 31
Cited together in Catechism §2443.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.30.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.30.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 73.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 73.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 73.
Cited together in Letters Letter 4.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.28.
Cited together in Letters Letter 4.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.30.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.30.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.30.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.30.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.28.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.28.
Cited together in Letters Letter 4.
Cited together in Letters Letter 4.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.16.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.16.
Cited together in Letters Letter 4.
Cited together in Letters Letter 4.
Cited together in Catechism §2443.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.2.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.30.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.30.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.30.
Cited together in Catechism §2443.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.28.
Cited together in Catechism §2443.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 19:16–22 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 19:16–22 (5) (Catena Aurea).